Barrick grows net reserves to 69Moz at improved grade
Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says it has succeeded in replacing its global gold reserve base by 150% before accounting for acquisition and equity changes at its South…
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Centamin takes charge of Sukari underground gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX:CEE; LSE: CEY) is shifting underground operations at its flagship Sukari mine from a contractor to an owner-operated model, effective immediately. The move, taken after an independent…
Iamgold responds to US firm pushing for board reshuffle
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is firing back at a U.S. investment fund pushing for a reshuffle of the miner’s board of directors over what it calls “massive value destruction…
Amplats sells stake in two mines to rival Sibanye-Stillwater
Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Kroondal and Marikana platinum group metals mines in South Africa for just 1 rand ($0.0643) to rival…
Perseus Mining secures key stakes in two African gold assets
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) has struck a deal to acquire a 15% stake in Canadian junior Orca Gold (TSX: ORG) from Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG), which will give…
De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, saw production jump in the last quarter of 2021 by 15% to 7.7 million carats, as it boosted production to meet…
Uranium Snapshot: Eight juniors of interest
As the world slowly moves away from fossil fuels, here are eight juniors on the hunt for what may be this century’s greenest metal. APPIA RARE EARTHS & URANIUM Appia…
Barrick Gold’s mines in Tanzania reach Tier One status
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says it has succeeded in taking its North Mara and Bulyanhulu gold mines in Tanzania from “moribund” to Tier One assets. Barrick, which took…
Endeavour Mining and Fortuna Silver operations unaffected by Burkina coup
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) and Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) say their mines in Burkina Faso have not been affected after a military junta seized control of the country…
In charts: Gold rally defies traditional headwinds
Bank of America expects the gold price rally to persist despite a challenging macro backdrop. Gold continues trading above $1,800 per ounce despite the respective 10-year interest rates and Dollar…
Sibanye-Stillwater ditches $1B Brazil copper and nickel deal
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has walked away from a US$1 billion deal to acquire the Santa Rita nickel and Serrote copper mines in Brazil, which would have boosted its…
More than 100 injured, at least a dozen dead after blast in Ghana’s mining region
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a vehicle carrying explosives to a gold mine exploded after colliding with a motorcycle in western Ghana, police and government officials say. …